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Crack, Gun, High-Capacity Mag Seized, Teen Nabbed At Spot Where Paterson Girl, 15, Was Killed Crack, Gun, High-Capacity Mag Seized, Teen Nabbed At Spot Where Paterson Girl, 15, Was Killed
Crack, Gun, High-Capacity Mag Seized, Teen Nabbed At Spot Where Paterson Girl, 15, Was Killed An 18-year-old drug dealer who was slinging crack outside the same Paterson mini-market where a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed last month was caught with a loaded gun fitted with a high-capacity magazine, authorities said. Javarus Patterson tried to flee the corner of Essex and Madison streets but was quickly captured by Detectives John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, Kenneth Kerwin and Luis Roca, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Patterson was carrying a .380-caliber Ruger semi-automatic handgun equipped with a ”drum”-style magazine capable of firing more than 30 rounds…

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Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says
Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says A 14-year-old boy shoved a 9mm handgun into his waistband seconds before he was seized by Paterson detectives outside a neighborhood liquor store, authorities said. The boy was among a dozen or so people " blocking the business entrance, playing loud music, and consuming alcoholic beverages" in the middle of the 100 block of North Main Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, John Traynor, Mohamed Bashir and Levis Qirjako approached to break up the group when they saw the boy trying to hide the gun and immediately took him into custody, Speziale said. …

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Paterson Detectives Nab Teen With Loaded Gun Paterson Detectives Nab Teen With Loaded Gun
Paterson Detectives Nab Teen With Loaded Gun Paterson detectives chased down a 17-year-old boy who was carrying a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine, authorities said. Investigators specifically working a “gun suppression” detail approached members of a group who were drinking and blocking the road at the corner of North Main and Arch streets shortly after 9 p.m. when the teen bolted, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives John Traynor chased the teen, who had a gun sticking from his waistband, Speziale said. He tossed it while running through the parking lot of the nearby Community Health Center just …

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by Jerry DeMarco